NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Ponce, PR

3,338 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Ponce, 2nd of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is students in training: 974, 29% of the city's records, against 8% across Puerto Rico. Page 44 of 67.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Ponce

  1. Students in training974
  2. Clinical Psychologist245
  3. General Practice Physician230
  4. Pharmacist141
  5. Clinical Social Worker137
  6. Internal Medicine Physician116
  7. Registered Nurse79
  8. Pharmacy Technician75

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Ponce in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico2nd of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state8.3% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups43.4% of all records
  • Students in training rank2nd of the 10 Puerto Rico cities with the most

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Ponce has 3.8× the state's share of case manager/care coordinator records and 0.44× its share of psychologist records.

Providers in Ponce, alphabetically

  1. Lilia Quintero, MDGeneral Practice Physician1194330225
  2. Oscar Quintero Serrano, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1194723262
  3. Katherine Quirindongo Santiago, RNRegistered Nurse1295388064
  4. Shruti RaiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972350973
  5. Deyaneira Raices De JesusStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356120935
  6. William Raimundi Rodriguez, ODOptometrist1437297579
  7. Barbara Ramirez, MSWClinical Social Worker1679246102
  8. Carlos RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366017691
  9. Elaine RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295624393
  10. Francisco RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669391926
  11. Jennifer Ramirez, PHARMDPharmacist1093008450
  12. Jose RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891433892
  13. Leonardo Ramirez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1770655284
  14. Maleika RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376430926
  15. Mercedes RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598333510
  16. Natalie RamirezPharmacy Technician1477978831
  17. Nicole RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619661352
  18. Ronaldo Ramirez, M.D.General Practice Physician1104246644
  19. Braulio Ramirez ArroyoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518887603
  20. Ubaldino Ramirez De Arellano-Latoni, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1235413303
  21. Ingrid Ramirez DiazGynecologic Oncology Physician1194987552
  22. Monica Ramirez LopezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801684816
  23. Ernesto Ramirez Lopez De Victoria, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1538258165
  24. Alondra Ramirez ManfrediClinical Social Worker1710725452
  25. Lucas Ramirez Marquez, MD, FACOGObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1336241652
  26. Sofia Ramirez MateoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356269492
  27. Gabriela Ramirez MontalvoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982381323
  28. Juan Ramirez RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881431070
  29. Juan Carlos Ramirez RodriguezClinical Social Worker1093448631
  30. Anthony Ramirez Sanchez, LIC.Clinical Social Worker1881202513
  31. Alfredo Ramirez SilvaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235972332
  32. Natalie Ramirez TorresCase Manager/Care Coordinator1053257873
  33. Ada Ramirez-Santiago, MSWClinical Social Worker1366485500
  34. Adlin Ramos, PHARMDPharmacist1124370804
  35. Estefania RamosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417559535
  36. Francisco Ramos, PHDPsychologist1134607872
  37. Irma RamosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841059185
  38. Jean RamosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548802648
  39. Jean RamosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285256693
  40. Tatiana Ramos, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1487024931
  41. Zulma Ramos, OTRPediatric Occupational Therapist1255766853
  42. Aixamar Ramos AcevedoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801754015
  43. Carlos Ramos CardonaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700775129
  44. Angel Ramos Gil, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780321810
  45. Axel Ramos Lucca, PHDClinical Psychologist1598127482
  46. Daniel Ramos MarinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629716642
  47. Adriana Ramos MederoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851287080
  48. Lilliam Ramos Olivencia, M.D.General Practice Physician1982692075
  49. Genesis Ramos Segarra, LPCounseling Psychologist1104665637
  50. Migdalis Ramos Soler, MCSWClinical Social Worker1568399921

The largest Puerto Rico cities

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Bayamon2,958
  3. Guaynabo2,143
  4. Caguas2,093
  5. Carolina1,535

All of Puerto Rico →

How to read this directory

Ponce, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,338 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Ponce - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Ponce practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Ponce is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (974 clinicians, followed by Clinical Psychologist with 245 and General Practice Physician with 230). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Puerto Rico's population, Ponce reports roughly 104.1 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

Of Puerto Rico's most common specialties, Counseling Psychologist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Ponce practice address, a coverage gap Ponce patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Ponce patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Ponce, PR?

There are 3,338 registered healthcare providers in Ponce, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Ponce?

The most common specialties in Ponce are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Psychologist, General Practice Physician, Pharmacist, Clinical Social Worker. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 974.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.